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What was the focus of naturalists' descriptions before experimental biology was established?
What was the focus of naturalists' descriptions before experimental biology was established?
- Gross structural features of living organisms (correct)
- Observable living phenomena
- Physiological processes of organisms
- Internal structural features of organisms
Why did detailed descriptions of life forms become meaningful in later biology?
Why did detailed descriptions of life forms become meaningful in later biology?
- To study the physiological processes of plants and animals
- To emphasize observable living phenomena
- To focus on the description of life forms only
- To frame research questions in physiology and evolutionary biology (correct)
What was the main role of naturalists in the early days of biology?
What was the main role of naturalists in the early days of biology?
- Studying physiological processes of organisms
- Focusing on microscopic observations
- Describing the diverse forms of life on earth (correct)
- Conducting experiments on living organisms
Which branch of biology focuses more on living processes rather than the structural description of life forms?
Which branch of biology focuses more on living processes rather than the structural description of life forms?
What did the naturalists mainly observe through naked eyes or magnifying lenses?
What did the naturalists mainly observe through naked eyes or magnifying lenses?
Which field did biology remain as for a long time before experimental biology was established?
Which field did biology remain as for a long time before experimental biology was established?
What holds the blade to light in a leaf?
What holds the blade to light in a leaf?
What is the swollen part of the leaf base in some leguminous plants called?
What is the swollen part of the leaf base in some leguminous plants called?
Which part of a leaf provides rigidity to the leaf blade?
Which part of a leaf provides rigidity to the leaf blade?
Which type of venation is characteristic of most monocotyledons?
Which type of venation is characteristic of most monocotyledons?
What is the green expanded part of a leaf called?
What is the green expanded part of a leaf called?
What are the lateral small leaf-like structures that may be present on a leaf?
What are the lateral small leaf-like structures that may be present on a leaf?
What is the term used for flowers where the gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located on the rim of the thalamus almost at the same level?
What is the term used for flowers where the gynoecium is situated in the centre and other parts of the flower are located on the rim of the thalamus almost at the same level?
What is the characteristic of the ovary in hypogynous flowers?
What is the characteristic of the ovary in hypogynous flowers?
What is the main function of sepals in a flower?
What is the main function of sepals in a flower?
In which type of flowers does the margin of thalamus grow upward enclosing the ovary completely and getting fused with it?
In which type of flowers does the margin of thalamus grow upward enclosing the ovary completely and getting fused with it?
Which floral whorl is composed of petals that are usually brightly colored to attract insects for pollination?
Which floral whorl is composed of petals that are usually brightly colored to attract insects for pollination?
What is the term for petals united together in a flower?
What is the term for petals united together in a flower?
What is aestivation?
What is aestivation?
In which type of aestivation do the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another but not in any particular direction?
In which type of aestivation do the margins of sepals or petals overlap one another but not in any particular direction?
What is the term used for a sterile stamen?
What is the term used for a sterile stamen?
Which flower exhibits vexillary or papilionaceous aestivation?
Which flower exhibits vexillary or papilionaceous aestivation?
What does each anther contain within its lobes?
What does each anther contain within its lobes?
Which type of aestivation is characterized by sepals or petals just touching at the margin without overlapping?
Which type of aestivation is characterized by sepals or petals just touching at the margin without overlapping?
What term is used for stamens that are attached to the petals in a flower?
What term is used for stamens that are attached to the petals in a flower?
In which plant are the stamens united into two bundles?
In which plant are the stamens united into two bundles?
The female reproductive part of a flower is called ___.
The female reproductive part of a flower is called ___.
What connects the ovary to the stigma in a flower?
What connects the ovary to the stigma in a flower?
Which term refers to the arrangement of ovules within the ovary of a flower?
Which term refers to the arrangement of ovules within the ovary of a flower?
When carpels are fused in a flower, what term is used to describe them?
When carpels are fused in a flower, what term is used to describe them?